*Antonin Carême was the first celebrity chef to make his mark as a major international figure in cuisine. A man from humble origins, who unfortunately did not live long (he died before reaching the age of 50), he attained the kind of fame reserved for only a select and talented few. Some of his spun sugar concoctions were so strong that court jesters could dance on them. According to Montagne, nothing was more important to this chef than his art – not money, not fame – and thus he set a standard for chefs and the culinary world for generations. …*